CVE-2015-1376 describes a critical arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Pixabay Images plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.4. The flaw stems from insufficient hostname validation, allowing authenticated attackers to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations on the server by manipulating the upload URL. With a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling unauthorized code execution and system compromise. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pixabay_images_project:pixabay_images:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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